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What happens when you combine a Lego NXT robot with a Wii controller? WiigoBot the perfect bowler, of course.

 

K Zero has posted a nifty brand map of Second Life, showing the physical virtual location of as many corporate entities as they can find. It will be interesting to see how they keep it up to date.
So many on islands, so few on the mainland…
via 3pointD

 

Second Life received its five-millionth sign-up today. For those of you keeping track at home, the growth rate looks something like this:

1,000,000 on October 18, 2006
2,000,000 on December 14, 2006 (elapsed time: 57 days)
3,000,000 on January 28, 2007 (elapsed time: 45 days)
4,000,000 on February 24, 2007 (elapsed time: 27 days)
5,000,000 on March 26, 2007 […]

 

The title says it all.

 

The Amsterdam sim (one of the more popular attractions in Second Life) is up for sale on eBay. The starting bid is $20,000 USD, with a Buy It Now of $50,000.
Update: Somebody bought-it-now for $50,000. Yowza.
I wonder if Amsterdam (you know, the one with the cool flag) will have anything to say about […]

 

Continuing with the light painting theme: Julian Supersnail brings us Edible Light. Fun with time exposures and glowing things.
 

 

This is an old one, but a good one: A linear pastel timekeeper Flash clock.

 

MOO (the nifty mini-card printing service) now offers Second Life cards. Send your Second Life postcards to secondlife@moo.com and they’ll reply with an access code. Enter the code on their web page, and you can make cards from the postcards you sent.
I’ve seen MOO cards around town, and the quality is fantastic. […]

 

Over on cre.ations.net: Painting with Light. It reminds me of the famous Gjon Mili photos of Picasso from the 40’s.
Only with more of a sense of humor.

 

screenvader has it all: algorithmically generated video, ambient electronica groove, impossibly beautiful UI, and a sense of style and humor reminiscent of Terry Gilliam. Go explore it.